Politics

Why Lukashenko’s prisoner releases mark consolidation of power, not a political thaw [Analysis]

Stuart Dowell
 15.12.2025, 17:00
Prisoner releases show Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko’s opportunism and a U.S. push to rebalance Russia Photos: PAP/EPA/KSHPPV HANDOUT; Contributor/Getty Images
Prisoner releases show Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko’s opportunism and a U.S. push to rebalance Russia Photos: PAP/EPA/KSHPPV HANDOUT; Contributor/Getty Images

Prisoner releases show Lukashenko’s opportunism and a US push to rebalance Russia.